Today's chapters involve religious figures. But like the protagonist's attitude, I am not a devout believer in a certain religion, but I also have a little awe. So when I first conceived such a setting in this book, I was a little nervous, fearing that the things I wrote would not respect some readers enough.

Because I guess there must be devout believers among everyone. Therefore, the background of this book is superficial, and I try not to appear the name of "that person" in the text.

Because of this setting, I have to continue writing this way. But you can regard it as something that happens in another time and space, and perhaps the doctrine is different.

If there is any offense, please forgive me.

Projection looked at him quietly and said softly: "Okay, you've thought of it."

Li Zhen took a step back and frowned: "This is impossible."

He frowned and repeated two or three times, then smiled nervously: "What are you kidding, this is impossible."

But the projection did not speak, and his body emitted an orange halo. He raised his hand slightly and made a humanized "hand spread" action.

So Li Zhen's chest was fluctuating violently and he stopped talking.

The water flowing down from the top of the cave was still roaring, and accompanied by the hissing of the water mist, the two of them "looked at each other" for a long time before the projection whispered again: "Why do you think it's impossible? I thought you had already started thinking about that question."

"If I, Huangdi, Chiyou, and even this, Ba, are all famous figures in the legends that you humans are familiar with..."

"Why don't you think about whether that person actually exists?"

Li Zhen was speechless.

He was not a devout believer. In fact, like most young people in the imperial era, they grew up in an environment with extremely rich material conditions. TV, telephone, computer, various media are filled with people's attention and information resources, as well as various spiritual entertainment methods.

This environment makes it difficult for them to believe in something intently and stubbornly, and it is difficult to develop a pious heart. He knew the most famous religion in the world, and could even be said to have a little understanding. However, most of the impression of that religion is in the most interesting myths and legends-

For example, seven days, creation of humans, legends of vampires' ancestors, great floods, big ships, roads split from the seabed, etc.

He has always listened to these as interesting stories, but he did not have any profound sense of identity.

In fact, it is not only because of cultural differences, but also because he always felt that the behavior of "that person" looked weird no matter how it was.

"Freak" is indeed his impression. Although he never mentioned it in front of some pious people in the past out of respect, he did think so in his heart.

For example, asking a father to sacrifice his children to him - although it is called a test, he feels that this test is based on the dehumanization of human nature and faith, and it is really not a warm and tolerant person.

For example, because people from a certain place angered him, they would cause disaster to destroy a city and a land, or... they would simply try to destroy the entire human race.

There will always be many innocent people, right? After all, the evil people are only a few.

He always felt that the one who actually did not regard humans as humans, but as pets and other things - often asked them to do something if they did not meet their expectations, they would be punished extremely severely without any mercy.

He felt that that person was always moody and even "neurotic".

Of course, this is just his personal opinion - perhaps there are different opinions and wise people. Perhaps there is still a deep meaning behind this behavior, which others can interpret.

But if...

Now.

After hearing those words, although he couldn't believe it and didn't even want to think about it in that direction, many problems, the doubts that remained in his heart, were suddenly solved.

Maybe that one...is not the same.

That is an alien with incredible powerful power. Perhaps it does want humans to survive and reproduce and survive in the world, but in its heart... there is no paternalistic love and tolerance?

Human beings are more low-level creatures for it. If they are not, they will have no compassion even if they destroy a city and a land - because they have survived under its protection.

Because... it is a kind of species.

Li Zhen took a deep breath.

He slowly raised his left hand and pointed to the sky, trying to make sure again: "You mean, that one."

Lucifer's body shone with a soft light: "It has another name. Legends are different in different places, but they also have common ground. In this kingdom where you are, there should be legends of opening up heaven and earth, creating man, and extinction of floods."

Li Zhen refused to say: "What a joke, this is already a mess!"

The projection turned his head slightly: "I am right in front of you. You call me Lucifer, but I also have two other names - the Feathered Snake God who controls the stars. And, Zhulong. I said that I and Ying are both dragon clans."

A strong sense of subversion and shock overwhelmed the hostility and vigilance in his heart for a while. Li Zhen took a few deep breaths and stared at the projection for a while. Finally, his tone calmed down slightly.

"Give me some time," he said weakly, while smearing his face hard with his hands, "I need to...digest, digest."

Because the names of that one or those people are really well-known. They have become arrogant because of thousands of years of history, which makes it difficult to have any "blasphemy" from the bottom of their minds. In his impression, many people are not willing to buy into those religions or gods, but indeed few people dare to speak out in their names - this kind of thing has nothing to do with faith, it is just an inexplicable sense of awe accumulated from history and culture - just like the awe that aliens have hidden deep in the genes for higher-level existences and humans for species.

But now when he spoke from this person, he even felt a little slight panic - because everything he had known before, and everything that he instinctively did not want to think about doubts, changed.

"Then you answer a few questions." Li Zhen whispered, "If you want to believe this, you have to give me some reasonable explanations."

The projection shook and said softly: "You said. Actually, I have always been looking forward to such a peaceful conversation between us. After that, you should also understand where you belong and what you should do."

Li Zhen shook his head gently and thought for a while: "It has also fallen asleep? It still exists now? It has not yet awakened?"

The projection let out a low sigh and shook his head: "No. It has died. I said. Huangdi is an incomplete successor."

Li Zhen frowned: "Death... You are sleeping because you are suppressed, so why is it?"

Without waiting for the projection to answer, he asked again: "No... you mentioned the history of the empire. It is said that there are also things like creating humans in the legend of the empire. This is right - but Pangu is the one who created the world here, and Nuwa is the one who created humans - how could it be the same person?"

The light on the projection flickered slightly. Li Zhen realized that it might be laughing.

"This question can also be regarded as common sense-even ordinary humans should be clear." The projection pointed to itself, "In the human scripture, how to describe the existence of me, an angel? We are spiritual bodies, without entities. We are light and heat, and we are no gender."

"When you mention the legend of the empire, maybe you don't know more in detail than me. Nuwa is a human-headed snake body - do you think she has nothing in common with Pangu? In your earliest legendary records, there should be such a saying - the number of days is extremely high, the number of ground is extremely deep, and Pangu is extremely long."

Li Zhen did remember this sentence. He always thought it was made up by later generations - after all, this sentence came from "The Three Five Calendars", and that book was written during the Three Kingdoms period. "Pangu is extremely long" means that he grew very fast and grew one meter a day.

If he was also a snake body...it was not unreasonable if it was very long.

But if you want to say they are the same one...

Perhaps the image he knows now is indeed the result of artificial modification over a long period of time?

Li Zhen waved his hand, as if this could help to remove the suspicion in his heart: "Okay, continue to say, how could it die?"

"Answer this question can also answer your other question - why there is a flood." The projector said. "You must have doubts about this."

Li Zhen nodded gently: "Then tell me everything - as for whether to believe it, I will judge it myself."

A soft and low voice echoed in this space. But this voice told me a very shocking thing that was enough to subvert all his historical views.

"The number of us you know is very small. For example, Huangdi, Chiyou, Ba, Yinglong, and even I, Zhulong - in fact, with the myths from other regions, the number of existences in our category will not exceed 100. Many of these roles are composed of one existence and multiple positions. But in fact, a long time ago, we were a very large group."

"This 'long, long time ago' was based on that flood as the dividing point."

Projection said in a deep voice: "I have been around for billions of years, and we do have long life that humans can't imagine. If humans were like this, the entire earth would probably be unable to bear their weight now. But we are different, we are closer to the original origin of life. So in fact, in this billions of years, the number of our group has remained roughly at about 60,000--nothing or too little increase or decrease, we have survived thousands of years ago."

"Wait." Li Zhen thought for a while and asked a question he had always wanted to figure out. But even when facing Lucifer, he found this question a bit embarrassing-

"How do you... reproduce? Or do you mean that for the past billions of years, there have been only 60,000 of you?"

The projector seemed to look at him, and there was no abnormal emotion in his voice: "You can find the answer to this question in your body."

"If there are two that blends into each other - for example, you merged with that core six years ago. You become a new existence. This is a decrease in the number."
Chapter completed!